Survivor 20 Location

Survivor 20 Location

Hi, I know Im a total newbie to posting so you will probably disregard all that I write but this is all true. Its exciting for me cos its the first time I
can contribute something I think is new info:

Survivor 20 will be returning to film in Aitutaki, Cook Islands! I stayed there for over a month last year and was talking to a local friend yesterday. As they
did for Survivor 13, my friends have been asked to contribute boats for during production. Last time many locals were hired to use their boats for transport
and patrolling the lagoon to maintain security. They've been told SEG will be arriving in October, so that fits with usual even-numbered season filming.

I learnt lots of interesting stuff while I was there about Season 13. Security is very tight and apparently there were journalists trying to break the barriers
to find out info all the time, including one who tried to scuba dive under the patrol boat line!
Old info, but the tribes were transported by motor boat to tribal council, which was in a small clearing on the main island. They were then put in a row boat
not far off to film them rowing in.
Ozzie caught a giant clam during the season but apparently there are no giant clams in that part of the lagoon usually, so Im guessing they must have been
planted.
The two main islands used arent that big at all and you can see people on the other island from them. Exile island was close by too and not as remote as seen
on film. Also, they abandoned ship outside of the lagoon but there is no way rafts would make it over the natural barrier between the ocean and lagoon, so they
must have had some help there.
All of Aitutaki loved the Survivor crew, they were very generous to them Im told and Im sure they'll be incredibly happy to have it back.

It wouldn't surprise me if this is true. Cook Islands was a cushy location. I guess if they can't find any new locations, they might as well go back to
the most comfortable old locations.

It will be funny if Vanuatu is season 19 and Cook Islands is season 20. I can't wait to see what wacky twists and themes they come up with to promote the
season, since they can't hype up the locations.

I really doubt they would pick out a location two seasons in advance. Cook Islands would certainly be high on the list of locations they'd want to return
to (because the islanders were very helpful and the location itself was gorgeous), but I sincerely doubt they're making preparations this far in advance.
Are you sure it's not some other country's version of Survivor?

It was a very nice looking location, but almost TOO pretty. It was like they were playing Survivor on a golf course. I prefer the more rugged locations. But I
can see why SEG would want to go back there.

Maybe they'll finally do an old vs young Survivor edition if they go back there. It would be a mild enough location to accomodate the oldsters.

Im pretty sure its not any other Survivor going there because I was told by my friends its the American Survivor, not anyone else. Plus of course they'd
have to at least know where they're going for season 20, its not that far away.

Mark Burnett apparently wanted to set Aitutaki up as the shows South Pacific base after season 13, but the locals then caught wind of how much money the show
generates and wanted a much higher cut, so SEG pulled out. They must have come to some sort of agreement.

I agree it would be incredibly lame to have two repeat locations to finish with. Aitutaki is insanely beautiful, but a bit too easy for Survivor-there's a
huge amount of food!

Not happening. The Cook Islands government was pissed with the producers for leaving so much of their crap (something along the lines of 25 tonnes of garbage)
behind after the last season there. I can't see them letting the show film there again, money or no money.

Yeah, but the second season has to be close to the first season because of moving the filming equipment from the first location.

I could see them already thinking about and maybe even planning for the second season now, but I don't really understand why other people would already be
privy to the information. And number nineteen won't be Vanuatu - it will be Samoa.